usage: randomrestaurant.py [-h] [--version] [--debug] [--config CONFIG] [--radius RADIUS] [-n N] [--keyword KEYWORD]
[--delivery] [--takeout] [--wheelchair] [--json]
location
Returns random open restaurants or other locations from Google Maps
positional arguments:
location the geographic location to search
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--version show program's version number and exit
--debug print exception stacktraces (default: False)
--config CONFIG, -c CONFIG
the path to the configuration file (default: config.json)
--radius RADIUS, -r RADIUS
the radius of the search area in meters (default: 8046)
-n N the maximum number of results to return (default: 1)
--keyword KEYWORD, -k KEYWORD
the keyword to search for (use quotes around multiple keywords) (default: Restaurant)
--delivery, -d only return locations that offer delivery (default: False)
--takeout, -t only return locations that offer takeout (default: False)
--wheelchair, -w only return locations that have a wheelchair-accessible entrance (default: False)
--json, -j output in JSON format (default: False)
Install git on your system using the Windows installer, your
package manager in Linux, or brew on macOS. Then clone this
repository to your local system.
git clone https://github.com/seanthegeek/randomrestaurant.gitGenerate a Google Maps Platform API key. Make sure that the key has access to the following APIs:
- Geocoding API
- Geolocation API
- Places API
Rename the file config.example.json to config.json and set the key value
inside the file to the generated API key.
- Open a terminal
cdto the directory where this repository was cloned- Use
./randomrestaurant.shin Linux or macOS,randomrestaurant.baton the Windows command line, orrandomrestaurant.ps1in Powershell on Windows
This wrapper script will automatically create a new Python
virtual environment if needed and install any dependencies. It
will also execute randomrestaurant.py for you in the context of the virtual
environment and pass all arguments to it.
To pull the latest updates:
- Open a terminal
cdto the directory where this repository was cloned- Run
git pull